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UK income inequality widens after pandemic dip

UK income inequality widens after pandemic dip

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British income inequality rose to a three-year high in the 2021/22 financial year after a d..

Global 2023 economic view downgraded, at odds with market optimism: Reuters poll

Global 2023 economic view downgraded, at odds with market optimism: Reuters poll

By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Global economic growth is forecast to barely clear 2% this year, according to a Reuters pol..

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin investors take control

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin investors take control

(Corrects paragraph 8 to show big investors were responsible for about 68% of the flows) By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Re..

Digital euro will be free but limited in scope, ECB says

Digital euro will be free but limited in scope, ECB says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The digital version of the euro currency will be free to use and available to all but the European Central..

Stocks, euro gain amid divergent Fed, ECB rate hike outlooks

Stocks, euro gain amid divergent Fed, ECB rate hike outlooks

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global equity markets surged on Monday as easing recession fears and hopes of a less aggressive Fe..

Wealthtech is driving the 2023 financial revolution

Wealthtech is driving the 2023 financial revolution

    By Nigel Green, deVere Group CEO & Founder The global wealthtech industry is booming, having had a phenomenally succ..

Analysis-Bond traders get their swagger back in rate-obsessed markets

Analysis-Bond traders get their swagger back in rate-obsessed markets

By Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bond traders are stars again on Wall Street. Fixed income, currencies and commodities (FIC..

Global stocks advance ahead of U.S. inflation data

Global stocks advance ahead of U.S. inflation data

By Sinéad Carew and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street equities followed Europe’s higher on Wednesday as in..

Move over TINA, it’s time for TARA

Move over TINA, it’s time for TARA

(Refiles to change title in paragraph four to CIO from chief executive for Global Fixed Income at PIMCO. No other changes to text) By ..

Inflation fighting central bankers air climate role doubts

Inflation fighting central bankers air climate role doubts

By Francesco Canepa and Lindsay Dunsmuir STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Some of the world’s top central bankers aired concerns about being..

World Bank warns global economy could easily tip into recession in 2023

World Bank warns global economy could easily tip into recession in 2023

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank slashed its 2023 growth forecasts on Tuesday to levels teetering on the br..

Analysis-Central Europe’s path to lower inflation strewn with hazards

Analysis-Central Europe’s path to lower inflation strewn with hazards

By Luiza Ilie and Gergely Szakacs BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s 25 basis point rate hike on Tuesday may signal an end to..

Sterling hits 2 1/2 week high, eyes on BoE

Sterling hits 2 1/2 week high, eyes on BoE

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound hit a two-and-a-half-week high against a broadly weak dollar on Monday ahea..

Big fall in euro zone inflation offers little help for ECB

Big fall in euro zone inflation offers little help for ECB

By Balazs Koranyi and Jan Strupczewski FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation tumbled last month but underlying price press..

Green bonds are set to drive corporate ESG debt out of slump in 2023 -Barclays

Green bonds are set to drive corporate ESG debt out of slump in 2023 -Barclays

By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global sales of corporate bonds with environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets will..

Stocks sag as hawkish Fed cools China rally; awaits US jobs data

Stocks sag as hawkish Fed cools China rally; awaits US jobs data

By Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks sank on Thursday and brought to a halt a rally in global stocks, as upbeat American jo..

Stocks fall, Treasury yields rise upon final 2022 trading day

Stocks fall, Treasury yields rise upon final 2022 trading day

By Sinéad Carew and Carolyn Cohn NEW YORK, LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street equity indexes lost ground on Friday, the last tradi..

Receivables fintech Chaser provides a failsafe method for businesses to reduce late payments with direct debit and automated follow-ups

Receivables fintech Chaser provides a failsafe method for businesses to reduce late payments with direct debit and automated follow-ups

  Chaser, the global accounts receivables SaaS platform and credit control service provider launched direct debit functionality, ..

Impact Investing Moving Mainstream To Drive Economic Growth

Impact Investing Moving Mainstream To Drive Economic Growth

  Research key findings Impact investing is on the brink of becoming a mainstream investment channel that will drive economic g..

Making a better future by stepping off the beaten track

Making a better future by stepping off the beaten track

  Our current times are characterised by multiple, overlapping crises and transformations. They influence global trade networks, ..

Accounting and accountants can save the world

Accounting and accountants can save the world

  Nature Needs to be on the Balance Sheet if we are to Reverse Biodiversity and Climate Crisis Research paper calls for Nature t..

Weary Wall Street cheers improved consumer confidence

Weary Wall Street cheers improved consumer confidence

By Lawrence Delevingne and Amanda Cooper (Reuters) -Global stock markets rose on Wednesday, as U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in D..

Technology can unlock crucial data insights and ease KYC pain points

Technology can unlock crucial data insights and ease KYC pain points

    By: FabriciaBlauwhof, Senior Consultant, Client Experience and Lifecycle Management, Synechron, The Netherlands   K..

HMRC report on Off Payroll shows worrying brain drain of contractors

HMRC report on Off Payroll shows worrying brain drain of contractors

  Responding to the results of the HMRC report on the impact of the off-payroll working rules reform in the private and voluntary..

How rising interest rates could decimate the housing market

How rising interest rates could decimate the housing market

  With the announcement of a further hike in interest rates to 3.5% KIS Finance has been looking at how this 9th consecutive ris..

UK200Group Corporate Finance – 2022 M&A deal volumes flatline but average deal size decreases £800,000

UK200Group Corporate Finance – 2022 M&A deal volumes flatline but average deal size decreases £800,000

  M&A deal size has fallen in the last 12 months from £7.1 million to £6.3 million. Deal volumes have remained broadly the s..

Accelerated Payments appoints Banking Professional Siobhan Jones to manage business development in the North of England

Accelerated Payments appoints Banking Professional Siobhan Jones to manage business development in the North of England

  Business funding provider Accelerated Payments (AP) has made another strategic appointment in the UK as it ramps up its expansi..

Sterling holds firm after UK jobs data muddies rate outlook

Sterling holds firm after UK jobs data muddies rate outlook

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound held broadly steady on Tuesday, as gains following UK employment data were offset ..

Stocks, dollar little changed as inflation data sends mixed signals

Stocks, dollar little changed as inflation data sends mixed signals

By Herbert Lash and Carolyn Cohn NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar and Wall Street stocks traded little changed on Friday a..

Banking on Purpose: How Banks Can Put Sustainability at the Heart of Their Business Strategy

Banking on Purpose: How Banks Can Put Sustainability at the Heart of Their Business Strategy

By Zachary Scott, Managing Director, Financial Services, Publicis Sapient Zachary Scott Since 2019, the UK has reinforced ..

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New “Centre for European Transformation” at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

New “Centre for European Transformation” at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

  Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and DWS have announced the establishment of the “Centre for European Transformation”. The Centre ..

365 BUSINESS FINANCE FIRST TO INTEGRATE WITH FINTECH REVENUE DATA PLATFORM GROOV

365 BUSINESS FINANCE FIRST TO INTEGRATE WITH FINTECH REVENUE DATA PLATFORM GROOV

  365 Business Finance has partnered with Groov, a FinTech company which provides API access to data and revenue insights, enabli..

Tonga Development Bank selects SmartVista as part of its mission to overhaul its Payments Platform

Tonga Development Bank selects SmartVista as part of its mission to overhaul its Payments Platform

    Tonga Development Bank (TDB), the longest serving bank in the Kingdom since 1977, today announced that it has chosen European..

Financial services firms hiring flexible interims to safeguard earnings

Financial services firms hiring flexible interims to safeguard earnings

  As the demand for financial services talent continues apace, CFOs have warned that the spiralling upward wage rises cannot be s..

Capricorn Financial Consultancy joins Fiducia as group’s largest advice and recommendation service

Capricorn Financial Consultancy joins Fiducia as group’s largest advice and recommendation service

    Capricorn continues growth strategy as it joins Fiducia, one of the UK’s leading Financial Advice Networks, as an advice and..

Nucleus Commercial Finance demonstrates appetite for Northern growth with Business Development Hire

Nucleus Commercial Finance demonstrates appetite for Northern growth with Business Development Hire

  Nucleus Commercial Finance (Nucleus), the UK fintech expert, has further highlighted its growth ambitions, strengthening its bu..

Intertrust Group supports the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility’s (LSF) inaugural transaction

Intertrust Group supports the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility’s (LSF) inaugural transaction

    Intertrust Group, a world leader in providing capital markets services to clients in over 30 jurisdictions, has played a pivo..